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JP Flores
PhD Candidate in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Computational Biologist with expertise in high-throughput genomics, multiplexed imaging, data visualization, and science communication. I’m passionate about innovation in science and the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space.
Education
PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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2021 - present
Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good
Advisor: Doug Phanstiel
BA in Cellular & Molecular Biology
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
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2017 - 2021
Public Health and Critical Theory & Social Justice Minors
Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
Phanstiel Lab (UNC-CH School of Medicine)
Chapel Hill, NC
2022 - Present
- Using computational and wet-lab techniques to investigate the role of 3D chromatin architecture in response to environmental stress.
- Developing a user interface for the R/Bioconductor data visualization packager, plotgardener
Undergraduate Researcher
Schulz Lab (Occidental College Department of Biology)
Los Angeles, CA
2017 - 2021
- Utilize techniques such as DNA isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis, and HPLC to find medical relevance of venom.
- Conduct fieldwork in Kauai to study and capture venomous cone snails.
Featured Work
From where does it STEM?
Host/Creator
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A podcast that empowers the next generation of diverse scientists.
the people of posit: bringing personality to R packages
Invited talk at posit::conf(2023)
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Chicago, Illinois
Hyperosmotic stress induces phase-separation-driven chromatin loops
Poster presentation at the Keystone Symposium: Chromatin Architecture in Human Disease & Development
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Victoria, British Columbia
Hyperosmotic stress induces complete rewiring of chromatin interactions
Poster presentation at the Fifth Annual Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars
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Providence, Rhode Island
Hyperosmotic stress induces complete rewiring of chromatin interactions
Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic PREP & IMSD Research Symposium
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